On August 29th, 2021, Belinda and Mike stood before their family and friends to celebrate their love and to renew their vows after 50 years of marriage.

Belinda and Mike have such a beautiful love story. They first met in school, when they were just 14 and 16 years old. As Belinda tells it, Mike left for the summer after 9th grade as a shy, chubby kid and returned 2 months later, a tall, handsome 10th grader. They fell for each other right away and started dating. Two years later, on February 12, 1971, they were married and set off on a journey that has included two children and now four grandsons

In 2012, Belinda began experiencing some concerning issues with memory and time and started having some disturbing hallucinations. As her symptoms continued to progress, they sought the help of a neurologist. After extensive testing, Belinda was sadly diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, a progressive condition similar to Alzheimer’s disease that results in horrendous hallucinations, loss of short-term memory and a decline in movement.

We absolutely loved granting Mike and Belinda’s wish for a vow renewal and were so touched by all of the many wish granters who helped to pull it off.

On August 29th, 2021, Belinda and Mike will gather with their loved ones to renew their vows after 50 beautiful years of marriage.

In 2014 Belinda was sadly diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, a progressive condition similar to Alzheimer’s disease that results in horrendous hallucinations, loss of short-term memory and a decline in movement. For the past few years, Mike has faithfully cared for Belinda as her condition as continued to advance. As he sees it, it’s his time to carry her through.

We fell in love with Mike and Belinda from the first moment we spoke to them, and we simply cannot wait to make their dream of a 50th vow renewal come true.